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Penguins-Maple Leafs Recap

The Penguins jumped out to an early 2-0 after one period and really dominated the play. However, tempers boiled over and the play got ugly between both teams. Toronto capitalized on four power-play opportunities en route to a 4-3 victory.

The two teams combined for 20 penalties totaling 49 minutes, including three five-minute major penalties.

The contest was the final pre-season game at Mellon Arena before the opening of the regular season and the raising of the Stanley Cup championship banner. Pittsburgh will finish the remainder of its pre-season schedule with four games on the road.__________________________________________________________________________

Malkin scored a beautiful goal in the first period. Matt Cooke threw a shot on net with Malkin positioned to the side of the crease. The rebound fell in Malkin’s skates. The Russian pulled the puck out on his forehand, flipped it to his backhand for a better shooting angle and deposited the puck into the netting. __________________________________________________________________________